Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 381 Qiuyu and Rongxian's Advantages [Thank you again! words to be updated]

The sky is gloomy,

Let the hall be somewhat dim in the afternoon,
Looking out of the open window,
An autumn wind blew by.
The branches of the trees in the courtyard swayed.

under the tree,

A few yellow leaves swirled in the air, drifting down toward the smooth dark stone road.

The leaves that fell to the ground moved again with the autumn wind.
Finally it lay on the road along with other yellow leaves.

"despair"

"despair"

A few cold raindrops hit the leaves, making a slight sound.
Soon the autumn rain and the gentle sounds became finer.

after a little while,
A few more leaves danced in the air with the raindrops and then fell onto the stone road wet with raindrops.

The stone road turned bright black after being wet.
The fallen leaves and the puddles on the road vaguely reflected the gray sky.

The first quarter of the afternoon (after 5 p.m.)

Towards evening,

The lanterns are about to be hung but have not yet been hung.

Near the cobblestone road covered with fallen leaves,

A woman's voice was heard.

Under the raindrop-stained skirt, the brocade shoes were revealed, stepping on the stone road and fallen leaves.

When people come not far away,
In the dense autumn rain, you can see two maids holding a paper umbrella together, and one of them is holding something.

After going up the steps in the corridor,
The maid put away her paper umbrella.
After walking a few steps along the corridor, he lowered his head and walked in through the curtain opened by the maid.

Compared to the outdoors,
The room was even darker without a candle.

The house is decorated with precious dark wood.

This made the entire hall seem to blend into the dark darkness.

Only the one sitting at the table by the window,
The graceful figure in the silver-white autumn shirt became a touch of bright color.

Brighter than the clothes was the face supported by the tender white hands facing the window.

The light from outside the window made her dazed watery eyes on her fair face even more crystal clear.

The maid carrying the tray was stunned by the beautiful scene.

The maid holding the umbrella looked at the darkness in the hall and turned to the maid at the door and asked, "Why didn't you light the candles?"

"I didn't give in!"

The girl by the window said softly, and then continued: "Ningxiang, go light it now!"

Ningxiang, who was holding an umbrella just now, should be going to look for fire later.

The maid holding the tray walked slowly and said:
"Girl! Empress Rong sent some yam, lotus root, and corn today! The kitchen will make you this nourishing chestnut, yam, and corn stewed chicken soup."

Rong Feiyan in front of the window: "Yes! Put it on the table!"

After putting down a soup bowl, she walked over to Rong Feiyan and said, "Miss, this autumn rain is chilly, and it's getting colder in the evening! I'd better close the window!"

Rong Feiyan put down the hand that was supporting her cheek, leaned back, and leaned on the cotton doll behind her and said, "Xi Bu, do you think he has arrived at the camp of Marquis Yongyi now?"

He walked around the table, approached the window, closed it with his hand and said, "Miss, we just started our journey from Bianjing on the 12th, and we have so many carriages with us. Today is only the 28th, so we won't be able to arrive!"

Rong Feiyan felt the last cool breeze before the window closed and sighed.

Xi Bu, who was fixing the window sash, heard the sigh and turned to look at Rong Feiyan: "Miss, although we haven't arrived yet, I think we should have walked most of the way!"

Rong Feiyan: “Yeah!”

As the master and his servant talked,
Ningxiang had already lit a candle with the fire, and then she and other maids lit the candles under the other lanterns.

When Ningxiang placed a bright candle on the table in front of Rong Feiyan, Xibu just put the lid of the soup bowl aside and handed the spoon to Rong Feiyan.

He continued in detail:
"Miss, I heard that the corn was picked by the wife of the Marquis of Yongyi herself on the farm! After presenting it to the Queen, the Queen gave it to the Concubine Rong as a reward."

Rong Feiyan took a spoon and scooped up the oily chicken soup from the soup bowl. After sniffing and taking a sip, she nodded with satisfaction.

After a half-minute of silence,
Xibu placed the remaining bowl of soup on the tray in front of Rong Feiyan.

After Rong Feiyan finished both bowls of soup, the maid Ningxiang said, "Miss, since you like it so much, I will ask the kitchen to continue making this soup tomorrow!"

Rong Feiyan smiled.

Xi Bu, who was standing by, put the soup bowl back on the tray, picked up the delicate flowered paper on the tray, handed it to Rong Feiyan who was wiping her mouth with a handkerchief, and said:
"Miss, Double Ninth Festival is approaching, and Madam Wu's invitation has also arrived."

Rong Feiyan put down her handkerchief, took the flowery note, looked at it, thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, I won't go this year."

Ningxiang glanced at Xi Bu, who was about to carry the tray to the door, and said, "Miss, the lady told you to go."

Rong Feiyan raised her head and looked at Ningxiang in surprise: "What?"

"Miss, the eldest lady said that Xian'er's marriage will most likely go to the Dou family of Fuguogong, and the Empress Rong in the palace is also optimistic about this marriage."

"But you also know that Brother Xian despises the girl from the Dou family. So, the eldest lady said that she would let you interact more with the girl from the Dou family and talk more about Brother Xian's merits."

Rong Feiyan was stunned: "My brother's strengths?"

Ningxiang hesitated for a moment, then slowly nodded.

Rong Feiyan: "Then I have to think about it carefully."

Saying,

Rong Feiyan pulled out a piece of paper from the table in front of her.

Seeing her girl's actions, Ningxiang hurriedly started grinding ink.

Half a minute later, Rong Feiyan took the brush and stirred it in the inkstone.

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The candle on the table was half burned down.

Ningxiang and Xibu beside them covered their mouths and yawned.

Rong Feiyan supported her beautiful chin with both hands. The paper in front of her, which recorded her brother's merits, was still blank.

After yawning, Xibu rubbed his eyes and said, "Girl, let's think about it tomorrow!"

Rong Feiyan put down her hands and nodded in acceptance of defeat.

Just as she was about to stand up, Rong Feiyan stopped and sat back down.

"Girl, have you thought of something?"

Xibu asked with some surprise.

Rong Feiyan nodded, picked up the brush and wrote a few words on the paper, then put the brush down, stood up and walked towards the bedroom.

The two maids looked over and saw the words "Friends with Xu Jia Wulang" and "On duty on time" written on it.

You hour (after 6 p.m.)

It was dark.

The autumn rain is still falling.

Chai family,

Qiushengyuan,
The ground was lit by several bright lanterns under five or six umbrellas.

The raindrops around the lantern were illuminated and fell downwards like points of light.

walk for a while,

The light spots disappeared and all went into the corridor.

The paper umbrellas were placed in the corridor.

Everyone entered the hall.

Under the bright candlelight,

The photo showed that there were inevitably water stains on everyone's shoes and skirts.

Through two doors,

The cold air was locked outside the door.

Chai Zhengzheng stepped on the soft carpet and opened his arms casually.

Yunmu, the first-class maid behind her, helped her take off her cloak and jacket with ease.
The first-class maid Fu Yi skillfully untied the laces of Chai Zhengzheng's folded skirt around her waist and put away the wet hem of the folded skirt.

Another maid placed a copper basin filled with warm water and indoor shoes in front of Chai Zhengzheng.
When the second-class maid Zi Teng was about to wash the feet of Chai Zhengzheng who was sitting down,
Chai Zhengzheng shook his head and said, "Just wipe it once, and wash it before going to bed."

"Yes, girl!"

As she spoke, Zi Teng wiped Chai Zhengzheng's feet with a soft towel and put her shoes on.

Yunmu had just put on a soft and close-fitting dress for Chai Zhengzheng, and before he had even fastened the straps, Chai Zhengzheng had already walked quickly forward.

"Girl! Your hair isn't even untied yet!"

Yunmu shouted and chased after him.

Chai Zhengzheng walked to the inner room of the hall.
I saw it on the table.

Under the bright candlelight,

An envelope lay there quietly.

Chai Zhengzheng walked quickly to the table and took a few glances at the envelope.

After seeing the stamp of "Yulinzhai" on the envelope, Chai Zhengzheng nodded, then opened the envelope in two or three strokes and pulled out the letter inside.

At this time,

The first-class maids Yunmu and Fuyi had already followed in.

Just as Yunmu was about to stand behind Chai Zhengzheng and help her untie her hair, she saw Chai Zhengzheng shaking her head.

Yunmu could only stop.

Chai Zhengzheng looked at the information on the letter paper, such as 'The shop assistant heard on August 25th that Xu Jiawulang was attacked on the 24th', 'Three people defeated a team of Baigao elite soldiers and shot and killed dozens of them', 'Someone has rushed to the camp of Yongyi Hou to meet them', and she smiled unconsciously.

After putting away the letter, she glanced at the armored puppet in the corner, clasped her hands together, closed her eyes and prayed softly: "I don't expect you to achieve great achievements, I just hope you can return to Beijing as soon as possible."

After praying, Chai Zhengzheng stood up and walked to the bed, opened a wooden box and put the envelope inside.

Before closing the wooden box, you can see four or five opened letters inside.

August 29

Clear sky
To the north of the garrison of the army under the command of Marquis Yongyi,
A group of elite cavalry stationed on the hillside,

The cavalrymen's mounts were still panting heavily.

Looking at the large flag with the Chinese character "Zhou" flying high in the camp,

Listening to the faint sound of horns and training shouts,
Xu Zaijing patted the little black colt's neck and exchanged a glance with Guo Kui who had gone to greet him.

"what!"

"drive!"

Xu Zaijing took the lead and whipped his horse and galloped towards the camp.

(End of this chapter)